Man Admits Guilt After Jail Escape at State Penitentiary
A 33 year old black man identified as Andrew Johnson confessed aboard the state penitentiary after a mob scene at Prairie County jail in Des Arc Crowded by about 300. He had been captured at DeVall's Bluff following bloodhound tracking for allegedly assaulting a white woman near Biscoe.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Prairie County
Des Are
Andrew Johnson
Biscoe
Johnson
DeVall’s Bluff
New Orleans Conductor Sways From Streetcar Crossing Incident
Joseph Lutz, conductor for New Orleans Public Service, suffered a possible fracture of the spine while attempting to board a streetcar. He had just exited to signal the motorman at a crossing.
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New Orleans
Joseph Lutz
New Orleans Public Service Today
Lutz
Mississippi River Stage Updates Across Stations
Flood conditions persist with 24 hour stage readings showing several sites trending downward. Key levels at St Louis Memphis Helena Vicksburg and Baton Rouge indicate ongoing declines with minor rises noted at some points in the system.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Helena
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Watchez
Bon Rouge
Orleans
Hafalaya— Muelle Vee
Dry agents nab a brewer but owner slips away
United Press reports that agents raided a home brew operation while owner James O Neil was inside. When asked who owned the 50 cases of beer, O Neil admitted ownership and signed a statement that sealed the government case before sprinting away. Agents pursued but could not catch him.
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United Press
New Orleans
Ory
James O'Neil
Aged Man Found Dying at New Orleans Ferry Depot
Police sought relatives for Frank W. Hibbs of Trenton New Jersey after an elderly man with a bullet wound in the temple were found at the Algiers ferry depot. He clutched a revolver and died soon after arrival at a hospital.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Algiers Ferry
Frank W. Hibbs
Trenton
N. J
Federal suspicion grows over Major Shepard wives' deaths
Denver report alleges two of Major Charles A. Shepard's wives died under mysterious circumstances as he pursued another woman. James Childs claims Mrs. Clara E Childs Shepard died while Shepard was involved with Grace Landon, a 23 year old stenographer at Brooks Field San Antonio.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Charles A. Shepard
Army
Juri Prs
Grace Landon
Brooks Field
San Antonio
James Childs
Needles
Cal
Clara E. Childs Shepard
Shepard
Bank Robbery Reported In Suburban Branch Hold Up
A bandit robbed a suburban Second National Bank branch in Cincinnati Ohio and escaped with 4000 dollars. An automobile believed to be driven by a woman was used in the getaway.
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Ncinnati
Ohio
Second National Bank
Indian Woman Bravely Faces Trial Over Murder Rumors
Indian women Lila Jimerson known as The Red Lilac and Nancy Bowen stay in jail as they await next week's court session in Buffalo. The prosecution rests on Nancy telling of a murder tied to Clotilda Marchand, the white witch of Buffalo, and Ann Snow testifies about Marchand disturbing Lila.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Cattaraugus
Lila Jimerson
Nancy Bowen
Lake Erie
Lila
Nancy
Henri Marchand
Clotilda Marchand
Sassafras Charlie
Ann Snow
Marchand
Jimerson
Harville Convicted of Manslaughter in Leesville Murder
Alfred Harville found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Floyd McAlpin Leesville town marshal. Alienist testimony described him as epileptic and not responsible while under a spell. Judge Hill adjourned until Monday for sentencing after the verdict.
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Associated Press
Leesville
Alfred Harville
Floyd McAlpin
Harville
J. B. Hill
Three Bandits Captured After Robbing Taximen
New York police report three cab drivers were robbed in a night heist by a gang that bound them with neckties and left them in a hallway. One robber was wounded twice by a policeman and a victim who retrieved the gun and shot him in the back. Harry Feinstein, robbed of $35, freed himself and flagged down a passing truck to reach a officer. The trio were captured as they fled the stolen taxi.
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Associated Press
New York
Vrobber
Harry Feinstein
Hold Two Youths For Attempts To Rob N. O. Auto Firm
New Orleans police detained two young men in connection with attempts to blow safes at the Menger Fisher Ford Auto Company. Officers responded to a disturbance, surrounding the plant and arresting Jose Moran, 20, who was found hiding in the store, and Giovanni Giacona, 23, located in a parked car.
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New Orleans
Menger-Fisher Ford Auto Company
Jose Moran
Anthony Giacona
Sugar Daddy Arrest Highlights New Orleans Nightlife
George Murdock 24 known as George Travies and Henry Ford was jailed after attempting to settle a hotel bill with stolen stock. Detectives arrested him at the races, amid rumors he acted as betting commissioner for Ralph Capone. Police say Murdoch spent around twenty thousand dollars on nightlife.
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New Orleans
George Murdock
George Travies
Henry Ford
Murdock
Ralph “Bottles” Capone
Alphonse “Scarface
Capone
Chicago
Philadelphia
Bandits and Police Battle During Chalmette Laundry Robbery
Three bandits and a police officer clashed inside the Chalmette laundry offices during a pay hour robbery that netted $2,000. Officer Basile Economides fired, wounding one bandit as the trio fled with money, firing sawed off shotguns and commandeering a car nearby.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Chalmette
Basile Economides
Largest Sweet Oil Well Still Out of Control in Oklahoma
March 29 report from Oklahoma City says gusher No 1 Mary Sudick in the Oklahoma City field flows at an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 barrels per hour with 200,000,000 cubic feet daily, flooding the area as workers race to install a master gate and prevent ignition while a companion well is shut in.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Mary Sudick
Indian Territory Hluminating Oil
Foster Petroleum Companies
Texas
Mexico
Thomas Fuzzell
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
A humorous verse fragment features Pa and Tom Want, a Sunday school mix up, and a single pair of shoes split between boys. It captures colloquial dialect and a light playful scene.
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Pahson
Tom
Pat Boy
Fire Fatality In Knoxville Left Infant Asleep In Home
In Knoxville Tennessee a one year old girl Imogene Burchfield died when a stove overheated and started a fire. Her mother Mrs Joseph Burchfield had left to fetch water leaving the child asleep in a bedroom as flames engulfed the house. The mother cried for help from a neighbor as the home burned.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Imogene Burchfield
Joseph Burchfield
Stock Exchange Sets Saturday Highs Amid Broad Rally
The New York Stock Exchange saw all Saturday trading records broken as overwhelming buying lifted many issues to new year highs. Major names such as U S Steel General Electric General Motors American Can American Telephone Atchison Union Pacific and Pennsylvania led gains of 1 to 6.50 a share with about 2 786 100 shares traded. American Telephone rose 6.50 to 263.75 before an expected stock rights offering, while U S Steel edged up about 1 to 1938.50. General Electric closed near the day’s top.
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Sy Associated Press
New York
New York Stock Exchange
U. S. Steel
General Electric
General Motors
American Can
American Telephone
Atchison
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
U. S. Steel Common
Governor Roosevelt commutes Eden death sentence to life
In Albany on March 29 Governor Roosevelt commuted Fred W. Eden's death sentence to life imprisonment after four respites including one within minutes of the execution time. Eden, tied to the murder of actress Emmeline Harrington in a New York City apartment, had sought a new trial based on alleged new evidence. The related lottery profits dispute is noted alongside the Baltimore shooting of John Torres, a reputed policy king, who was killed by three men in a sedan.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Fred W. Eden
Ede
Emmeline Harrington
Binghamton
New York City
Edel
Associated Pro
New York
John Torres
King
Baltimore
Torres
Teenage girl testifies in Ventura love bungalow raid case
A 16 year old girl described a love cottage scene in which about 45 high school students and young professionals joined pajama parties. Six girls and nine youths were detained in the raid. K A Morgan 20 a city employee was bound over to the superior court under a $1000 bond.
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United Press
Ventura
Cal
Justice Court
K. A. Morgan
Superior Court
Marriage Under Contract Ends in Divorce Suit
In Chicago on March 29 a 67 year old, nearly blind man and his wife formed a contract marriage. The wife signed to attend minister to care for him in return for 5000 dollars and one night off weekly. After a divorce suit and further contracts a final agreement awarded the wife a divorce and 4100 dollars in lieu of alimony.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Torpeys
Torpey
Counterfeit Morphine Seized in New Orleans
Narcotic agents arrested two men seen receiving a package from others in an automobile. The parcel contained magnesia, not morphine, but federal agents feared addicts were being doped with synthetic snow due to the close resemblance to morphine.
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New Orleans
Steel Worker Saves $1,000,000 City Hall
Gary Indiana police credit Roy McConnell a steel worker with saving the city hall by spotting eight sticks of dynamite at the entrance during the night. Investigators think the dynamite targets Mayor R C Johnson in his liquor and vice campaign.
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Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Roy McConnell
McConnell
R. C. Johnson
Northampton Bank Closure Sparks $235,000 Shortfall
Hampshire County Trust Co in Northampton closes after State Bank Commissioner Roy A. Hovey finds about $235,000 missing. Harold R. Newcomb, savings chief and band director, is jailed awaiting trial for embezzling $15,600. Depositors including prominent locals face temporary loss of funds.
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United Press
Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
State Bank
Roy A. Hovey
Hampshire County Trust Company
Harold R. Newcomb
Trust Company
Liquor raiders nabbed in staged raid in Louisville
Three liquor raiders including a constable and two deputies were caught by federal officers during a faked raid. They admitted moving 500 gallons of moonshine belonging to a convicted bootlegger. All received two year sentences in Atlanta prison. The defendants H H Wahler Frank Powell and H H Sager faced the charges after pleading guilty to taking 300 dollars to permit whiskey removal from a private home.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Atlanta
Prohibition
H. H Wahler
Frank Powell
H. H Sager
Lola May
A. R. May
Twelve Women Found Safe After Yacht Adventure
In San Francisco on March 29 fears for a chaperoned party of twelve young women missing all night on the yacht Guln gave way to relief as authorities confirmed all were safe. They were accompanied by twelve young men on the excursion.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Find Body in Forest in Eureka Murder Case
Mary McCoy of Malvern Arkansas was identified by fingerprint as the slain woman found with a bullet wound in a Eureka forest. Joseph Anthony McCoy of Trinidad Colorado is charged with her murder and held under Mann Act accusations linked to the case.
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Eureka
Cal
Joseph Anthony McCoy
Here
Mary McCoy
Malvern
Ark
State Identification Bureau
Phoenix
Ariz
Miss McCoy
Trinidad, Colo
St. Joseph, Mo
Hondurans Approve 1 Million Dollar Loan Deal
Congress in Tegucigalpa approves a proposal to borrow 1 million dollars from the Canal Bank of New Orleans and other American institutions. Funds will stabilize the new Honduran currency the Vempira and counteract the silver crisis effects.
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Associated Preas
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Congress
Canal Bank of
New Orleans
Senate Panel to Call Democratic Ndc Chief on Prohibition Lobbies
John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will be summoned by the Senate lobby committee as it probes prohibition lobbying. Senator Robison, a Republican from Indiana, announced the plan during the inquiry.
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Washington
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Senate Lobby Committee
Robinson
Republican
Indiana
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